print email comment close GLIMS: Global Land Ice Measurements From Space URL: http://www.glims.org Description: This project is "designed to monitor the world's glaciers primarily using data from the ASTER (Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and reflection Radiometer) instrument aboard the EOS Terra spacecraft." The site monitors the number and size of glaciers to help evaluate potential hazards and to increase our "understanding of our climate system, climate change, the formation of ice ages, and effects of global warming." The site features interactive maps, technical documentation, and related publications. Searchable. Extra Keywords melting Library of Congress Subject Headings: Climate Glaciers Remote sensing Satellites LII Database Information: Record 1355 created by Maria Brandt on 11/15/2004 Last modification on 11/15/2004 Published: 11/15/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1355